Preparations Before Heading Out to Sea

No wonder Ye Yuan had that expression.

Xu Hang had come to see him today, and the first thing he asked was when Ye Yuan planned to head out to sea to fish. He had even made his intentions clear.

It had to be the distant sea, preferably somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

That left Ye Yuan completely baffled.

What does when I go fishing have to do with you?

You look even more anxious about it than I am.

Then Xu Hang's second sentence stunned Ye Yuan.

"This time, I plan to go fishing with you and experience the thrill of deep-sea fishing along the way."

If Ye Yuan believed Xu Hang's nonsense, he would be a fool.

He stared straight at Xu Hang, trying to find some clue on his face.

But this guy was remarkably convincing when he played dumb. Ye Yuan could not see the slightest trace of a lie in his expression.

Since you want to keep pretending, let's see who can outplay whom.

With that thought in mind, Ye Yuan said aloud,

"I haven't been planning to head out to the distant sea lately.

"You know Bao Chunyu's father is still recuperating on my island. Wouldn't it be a little hard to justify taking his son out to the distant sea?"

"Then you're not going out to the distant sea at all? I heard that although Bao Chunyu's father has improved,

"the effects haven't been particularly obvious. At this rate, he won't fully recover without several months.

"By then, it'll be the New Year. Would you still be able to go to the distant sea then?"

At last, after hearing Ye Yuan say that, a barely noticeable flicker of panic appeared on Xu Hang's face.

You little punk. Keep pretending.

Ye Yuan secretly laughed,